Şişli at a glance
- It belongs to greater Istanbul; the city centre is about 6 km away.
- Home to about 310,000 people.
- Close by: Arnavutköy (25 km), Sultanbeyli (26 km) and Beylikdüzü (30 km).
Dating by city / Türkiye / Istanbul region / Istanbul / Şişli
No one from Şişli has a public profile here yet. Create yours and people nearby will be able to find you.
For a first meeting in Şişli, keep it simple: coffee in the centre, a walk in a park or along the main street, maybe a small concert. An hour is enough to know whether you want a second date.
Within 50 km of Şişli there are 11 towns and cities — Istanbul, Beylikdüzü and Sultanbeyli among them — with more than 17 million residents in all. In the app you choose the distance yourself: from 10 km to 500 km, or “Any distance”.
Yes. YADate is a free online dating site, in Şişli and everywhere else: profiles, search filters, likes, messages, voice messages and gifts cost nothing, and there is no premium plan. The only limits are daily caps against spam, such as 40 new conversations a day.
YADate never creates fake profiles or writes on behalf of people who don't exist. A moderator checks every photo before it appears, every member confirms an email address, and any profile can be reported. Anyone who asks for money or pushes you to move to another app straight away is worth reporting.
Yes. In the filters you can search around any other city, in Türkiye or abroad.
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